The Oakland Raiders running back was ejected from the game against the Kansas City Chiefs for making contact with a match official after leaving the sidelines to defend an opposition player – that’s right a member of the other team.

Usually players jump in to protect a teammate but Lynch did the opposite.

A scuffle started after the Raiders offensive linemen approached Kansas City’s Marcus Peters after what they deemed to be late hit on Raiders quarterback Derek Carr.

As the players came face to face and started pushing each other around, Lynch came running off the sideline to jump in for Peters – a fellow Oakland native.

Lynch talking to officials before being ejected against the Chiefs. (AAP)

Lynch and Peters have been close for some time, with the Chiefs cornerback frequently working out with each other during his junior career at Washington.

Peters also participated in Lynch’s Family First football camp as a youth.

The Kansas City defender said after the game he wasn’t surprised that Lynch left the sidelines to come to his aid.

“They can say what they want but one thing’s for certain: Family do come first,” Peters said.

Peters suggested that Lynch’s teammates were the reason why he was kicked out of the game since they confronted him after the hit on Carr.

Following his ejection for unsportsmanlike conduct, Lynch did what no other player would do.

Instead of watching the rest of the match from the locker room, the man known as “Beast Mode”, took in the rest of the action from the stands amongst the Raiders faithful and then caught public transport home where people witnessed him playfully taunting Peters about the Raiders last gasp win.

With their season on the line, Raiders quarterback Carr led an 85-yard touchdown drive in the final two minutes of the match to give the Raiders a thrilling comeback win after trailing by nine points heading into the fourth quarter to hand the Chiefs their second consecutive loss.